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Peterloo: news, fake news and paranoia
Starts: Sat 1st June 1:00PM
Ends: Thu 19th September 5:00PM
Venue: Working Class Movement Library, 51 Crescent, Salford,, M5 4WX
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This event is free. No booking required.
Event organisation: Working Class Movement Library
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Fri 31 May 2019 – Thu 19 Sep 2019
Exhibitions are open Wednesdays to Fridays 1-5pm, and the first Saturday of the month 10am-4pm.
200 years ago in St Peter’s Field a crowd calling for electoral reform was attacked by the Manchester & Salford Yeomanry, an event that has become known as Peterloo. This exhibition explores the historical context, the prevailing paranoia and the reactions of the establishment, utilising the Library’s extensive Peterloo holdings.